MCS 2020 Study Guide - Scientific Revolution, Knowledge Organization, Information Retrieval

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Birth of the network: history behind internet, chapt 5. Memex is a device in which an individual stores all his books, records, and communication and which is mechanized so that it may be consulted with exceeding speed and flexibility. A repository for key pieces of info but organized so you can easily retrieve info. Working on the belief that every document was a footnote to another document. Hypertext-a protocol that enabled users to jump from one document to another. Formed by the us in response to the ussr launching a man-made satellite into space. Arpa did research into networking, intending to create a robust communications network so arpa researchers could collaborate and share resources more efficiently. Developed a reliable network arpanet (used packet switching, decentralized design and a web-like structure) 1984 built high-speed network to connect its research centers, mainly interested in using the network for research. Merged with arpa and replaced arpanet with nsfnet.

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